Dr Barnabas Balint, University of Oxford/UCL Institute of Advanced Studies At the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), new discoveries about the history of the Holocaust are made each day. Families explore their past, researchers uncover new histories, and curators investigate the latest acquisitions and donations to the collections. It is a process of never-ending … Continue reading Play Review: ‘Here There Are Blueberries’
Tag: Second World War
Editing The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau
by Sarah Cushman, Joanne Pettit and Dominic Williams Cover of The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau, photo courtesy of Routledge Handbooks We were approached by Routledge to edit The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2020. At the time, Robert Langham, the commissioning editor, noted the growing ‘rich and varied’ literature on Auschwitz and suggested that it … Continue reading Editing The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau
On a First Viewing of the New Film of Peter Weiss’ “Die Ermittlung” (“The Investigation”)
by Peter Davies Peter Davies is Professor of Modern German Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His current research focusses on the role of interpreters and translators at post-Holocaust trials in Germany, and on the transmission and transformation of testimonies through reformulation, remediation and translation. He has published on the intersection of Holocaust Studies, … Continue reading On a First Viewing of the New Film of Peter Weiss’ “Die Ermittlung” (“The Investigation”)
The Less Known Story Behind the Czech ‘Kindertransport’
By Nurit Grossman Nurit Grossman pursued her MA in Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa in 2016. She wrote her thesis on the topic of the Czech Kindertransport*, titled "The Emergence of the Kindertransport in Prague 1938-1939 - A Humanitarian Response to a Refugee Crisis". In 2019 she presented her paper in the KT80 Symposium at University College London "The Emergence of the Kindertransport … Continue reading The Less Known Story Behind the Czech ‘Kindertransport’
Academic Review: “One Life” (2023), The Promotion of a British Holocaust Hero
This blog presents the responses of three academics who specialise in history and memory of the Kindertransport and refugees to James Hawes’ "One Life", starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, released in UK cinemas in January 2023. The word ‘Kindertransport’ is used to describe the large scale transportation by train of ten thousand endangered, mostly Jewish, children … Continue reading Academic Review: “One Life” (2023), The Promotion of a British Holocaust Hero
Review: Imperial War Museum’s New Holocaust Galleries
Charlie Knight, Hannah Wilson and Natali Beige Charlie Knight is a PhD candidate at the Parkes Institute, University of Southampton, funded by the Wolfson Foundation, his research focuses on German Jewish Refugees in Britain and their connections to families left behind. He previously completed his MA at the University of Exeter and is now one … Continue reading Review: Imperial War Museum’s New Holocaust Galleries
The British and Irish Association for Holocaust Studies 